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Recent graduate of HVAC Technician school ATI Dallas, Texas with 940 hours of training for 1 year duration. EPA certified Type I and Type II.
Problem. Seems job leads looking for HVAC techs with experience and do not accept graduate of tech school. How does one get into an HVAC tech position as a recent grad? Job placement office no help.

Had the same proble when I started out. "Experienced only" is what I kept hearing. Well how the hell do you GET experience when no one will hire you. Answer: keep looking and don't apply as a service tech, apply as a helper

It's tough to find someone to take a chance, seems no-one wants to train anyone. Don't give up, this trade has been good to me and several people I know.

Go to the bigger outfits, and as said apply as a helper.
Keep going back to them, don't call.
Ask for the Boss not a surpervisor, Let them know your desire to learn, work and help out.

The door will open, I too went to a trade school. Their placement dept was a joke. Found a job myself after knocking on doors for 3 months. Started in 1990 making $6.00 an hr as a helper. Now I'm fling my own plane.

In virtually any desent HVAC co. there is room for helpers. They NEED helpers. You have go in as a helper, accepting helper rates, and just do your time. You do that, and your time will come. That's the only way, and once you understand that, it's pretty straight foward. The fact is you are NOT qualified to operate unsupervised. Get your experience and your time will come.

[QUOTE]Originally posted by deejoe
[B]Can't' find no one to hire you.? Then go into bussiness on your own. this might be very risky for a tech fresh out of school with no field experience,you might be in for a rude shock,it takes years to get established.